Semester 1 (September – January)
N01 Reactor Physics, Criticality & Design | Syllabus |
N03 Radiation & Radiological Protection | Syllabus |
N04 Decommissioning, Radioactive Waste and Environmental Management | Syllabus |
N12 Reactor Thermal Hydraulics | Syllabus |
Semester 2 (February – June)
N02 Nuclear Fuel Cycle | Syllabus |
N08 Particle Engineering in the Nuclear Industry | Syllabus |
N10 Processing, Storage and Disposal of Nuclear Waste | Syllabus |
N11 Radiation Shielding | Syllabus |
N13 Criticality Safety Management | Syllabus |
N31 Management of the Decommissioning Process | Syllabus |
Please see below for new units being developed and units being updated
Distance learning programme structure
In order to permit part-time students to complete four course units in a year, course units are delivered in parallel. A student must complete 2 course units from the course units available in each semester. An illustration of the distance learning programme structure, course units and timetable is shown below.
September | N01, N03, N04, N12 |
October | |
November | |
December | |
January | Examinations |
February | N10, N13, N31, N02, N11 |
March | |
April | |
May | |
June | Examinations |
Timetable 2024 – 25
Course Unit Weightings 2024-25
Regarding future admissions to the distance learning programme
We will be accepting applications for the MSc Nuclear Science & Technology via distance learning for September 2025 but only on a part time basis.
We are currently in a four year project to update all of the course units that were already available via distance learning, along with converting the course units which are at present only available in-person, to standardise the format and adopt current best practice. This will allow students who are unable to attend the one-week taught course units the option of taking any eight units to complete the MSc via distance learning. The only unit that we will not be converting is N32 – Experimental Reactor Physics as this unit involves travelling to either Prague or Vienna.
A list of course units which will be available from September 2025 will be listed here later in the year.